Ἰώβ 2
1 Ημέραν δε τινά ήλθον οι υιοί του Θεού διά να παρασταθώσιν ενώπιον του Κυρίου· και μεταξύ αυτών ήλθε και ο Σατανάς, διά να παρασταθή ενώπιον του Κυρίου.
And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.
2 Και είπεν ο Κύριος προς τον Σατανάν, Πόθεν έρχεσαι; Και ο Σατανάς απεκρίθη προς τον Κύριον και είπε, Περιελθών την γην και εμπεριπατήσας εν αυτή πάρειμι.
And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.
3 Και είπεν ο Κύριος προς τον Σατανάν, Έβαλες τον νούν σου επί τον δούλον μου Ιώβ, ότι δεν υπάρχει όμοιος αυτού εν τη γη, άνθρωπος άμεμπτος και ευθύς, φοβούμενος τον Θεόν και απεχόμενος από κακού; και έτι κρατεί την ακεραιότητα αυτού, αν και με παρώξυνας κατ' αυτού, διά να εξολοθρεύσω αυτόν άνευ αιτίας.
And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil? and he still keeps his righteousness, though you have been moving me to send destruction on him without cause.
4 Και απεκρίθη ο Σατανάς προς τον Κύριον και είπε, Δέρμα υπέρ δέρματος, και πάντα όσα έχει ο άνθρωπος θέλει δώσει υπέρ της ζωής αυτού·
And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.
5 πλην τώρα έκτεινον την χείρα σου και έγγισον τα οστά αυτού και την σάρκα αυτού, διά να ίδης εάν δεν σε βλασφημήση κατά πρόσωπον.
But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.
6 Και είπεν ο Κύριος προς τον Σατανάν, Ιδού, αυτός εις την χείρα σου· μόνον την ζωήν αυτού φύλαξον.
And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life.
7 Τότε εξήλθεν ο Σατανάς απ' έμπροσθεν του Κυρίου και επάταξε τον Ιώβ με έλκος κακόν από του ίχνους των ποδών αυτού έως της κορυφής αυτού.
And the Satan went out from before the Lord, and sent on Job an evil disease covering his skin from his feet to the top of his head.
8 Και έλαβεν εις εαυτόν όστρακον, διά να ξύηται με αυτό· και εκάθητο εν μέσω της σποδού.
And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.
9 Τότε είπε προς αυτόν η γυνή αυτού, Έτι κρατείς την ακεραιότητά σου; Βλασφήμησον τον Θεόν και απόθανε.
And his wife said to him, Are you still keeping your righteousness? Say a curse against God, and put an end to yourself.
10 Ο δε είπε προς αυτήν, Ελάλησας ως λαλεί μία εκ των αφρόνων γυναικών· τα αγαθά μόνον θέλομεν δεχθή εκ του Θεού, και τα κακά δεν θέλομεν δεχθή; Εν πάσι τούτοις δεν ημάρτησεν ο Ιώβ με τα χείλη αυτού.
And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.
11 Ακούσαντες δε οι τρεις φίλοι του Ιώβ πάντα ταύτα τα κακά τα επελθόντα επ' αυτόν, ήλθον έκαστος εκ του τόπου αυτού· Ελιφάς ο Θαιμανίτης και Βιλδάδ ο Σαυχίτης και Σωφάρ ο Νααμαθίτης· διότι είχον συμφωνήσει να έλθωσιν ομού, διά να συλλυπηθώσιν αυτόν και να παρηγορήσωσιν αυτόν.
And Job's three friends had word of all this evil which had come on him. And they came every one from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. So they came together to a meeting-place, in order that they might go and make clear to Job their grief for him, and give him comfort.
12 Και ότε εσήκωσαν τους οφθαλμούς αυτών μακρόθεν και δεν εγνώρισαν αυτόν, ύψωσαν την φωνήν αυτών και έκλαυσαν· και διέσχισαν έκαστος το ιμάτιον αυτού και έρριψαν χώμα επί τας κεφαλάς αυτών προς τον ουρανόν.
And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.
13 Και εκάθησαν μετ' αυτού κατά γης επτά ημέρας και επτά νύκτας, και ουδείς ελάλησε λόγον προς αυτόν, διότι έβλεπον ότι ο πόνος αυτού ήτο μέγας σφόδρα.
And they took their seats on the earth by his side for seven days and seven nights: but no one said a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.
